RIP Ursula K. Le Guin

Started by mirth, January 23, 2018, 08:21:40 PM

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mirth

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Never was a fan, but sad news indeed.  :(
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MetalDog

Just saw this :(  The, 'Earthsea Trilogy,' was a favorite growing up.  RIP Mrs. LeGuin
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She had a very long life and gained considerable critical recognition of her work even when she was elderly.

JasonPratt

While I never read her much (I did read the Earthsea Trilogy, and liked it well enough), one of my best friends decided to study cultural / folk anthropology at the graduate level thanks to Le Guin's The Language of the Night.

This is her memoriam post: https://www.swantower.com/2018/01/24/in-memoriam-ursulae/
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RIP. (Though TBH, I thought she has already passed some time ago)

The only work of her that I've read is The Lathe of Heaven, but it was quite nice (even watched 2 different movie adaptations of it).